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Proverbs 19:1,22 - Compare All Versions

Proverbs 19:1 NIV (New International Version)

Better the poor whose walk is blameless than a fool whose lips are perverse.

Proverbs 19:22 NIV (New International Version)

What a person desires is unfailing love; better to be poor than a liar.

Proverbs 19:1 ESV (English Standard Version 2025)

Better is a poor person who walks in his integrity than one who is crooked in speech and is a fool.

Proverbs 19:22 ESV (English Standard Version 2025)

What is desired in a man is steadfast love, and a poor man is better than a liar.

Proverbs 19:1 NLT (New Living Translation)

Better to be poor and honest than to be dishonest and a fool.

Proverbs 19:22 NLT (New Living Translation)

Loyalty makes a person attractive. It is better to be poor than dishonest.

Proverbs 19:1 CSB (Christian Standard Bible)

Better a poor person who lives with integrity  than someone who has deceitful lips and is a fool.

Proverbs 19:22 CSB (Christian Standard Bible)

What is desirable in a person is his fidelity; better to be a poor person than a liar.

Proverbs 19:1 KJV (King James Version)

Better is the poor that walketh in his integrity, Than he that is perverse in his lips, and is a fool.

Proverbs 19:22 KJV (King James Version)

The desire of a man is his kindness: And a poor man is better than a liar.

Proverbs 19:1 NKJV (New King James Version)

Better is the poor who walks in his integrity Than one who is perverse in his lips, and is a fool.

Proverbs 19:22 NKJV (New King James Version)

What is desired in a man is kindness, And a poor man is better than a liar.

Proverbs 19:1 MSG (The Message)

Better to be poor and honest than a rich person no one can trust.

Proverbs 19:22 MSG (The Message)

It’s only human to want to make a buck, but it’s better to be poor than a liar.

Proverbs 19:1 NASB2020 (New American Standard Bible - NASB)

Better is a poor person who walks in his integrity Than a person who is perverse in speech and is a fool.

Proverbs 19:22 NASB2020 (New American Standard Bible - NASB)

What is desirable in a person is his kindness, And it is better to be a poor person than a liar.

Proverbs 19:1 AMP (Amplified Bible)

Better is a poor man who walks in his integrity Than a [rich] man who is twisted in his speech and is a [shortsighted] fool.

Proverbs 19:22 AMP (Amplified Bible)

That which is desirable in a man is his loyalty and unfailing love, But it is better to be a poor man than a [wealthy] liar.

Proverbs 19:1 NET (New English Translation)

Better is a poor person who walks in his integrity than one who is perverse in his speech and is a fool.

Proverbs 19:22 NET (New English Translation)

What is desirable for a person is to show loyal love, and a poor person is better than a liar.